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Acceptance Announces 20-Year Anniversary LP Of ‘Phantoms’ With Special Guests

Thought you heard the last of Acceptance? Think again! The pop-punk outfit has returned to release a 20-year anniversary re-recording of 2005’s Phantoms with some special guests. The album, Phantoms/Twenty, due out on September 12, boasts myriad features from scene veterans, including Hey Monday‘s Cassadee Pope, The Maine‘s John O’Callaghan, and Boys Like Girls‘ Martin Johnson. In fact, the group officially launched their crossover with the Boys Like Girls singer today, “Take Cover.” Johnson shares, “I graduated high school, class of 2004, in a fever dream of guitar chords and burned CDs—when Phantoms was gospel and ‘Take Cover’ was the… Read more »

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Oxymorrons Drops “BLK SHEEP” From Forthcoming EP

Following their release of “Cool Being You,” New York City punk trio Oxymorrons are back with their new track, “BLK SHEEP.” Plus, the two singles will appear on their newly announced independent EP Create. Destroy. Rebuild. Repeat., which will arrive in fall 2025. The track is absolutely scathing with high-energy riffs and vital messages critiquing the societal norms that have kept us in a chokehold for far too long. Oxymorrons share, “‘BLK SHEEP’ is a raw, unapologetic mirror held up to every corner of society! From corrupt lawmakers who bend rules for profit, to marginalized communities that sometimes embrace the… Read more »

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Charlotte Sands Plays Unreleased “Neck Deep” At Summer School Tour

Charlotte Sands just kicked off her headlining run on the idobi Radio Summer School Tour on July 11 in Detroit and is bringing the house down on every show. Excitingly, the artist played her new, unreleased song, “Neck Deep,” and we had the chance to hear it at the July 13 Cleveland date. On stage, she noted that it’s slated for release on Friday, August 1, so mark your cals now. Check out the new track below. Sands is currently headlining the Summer School Tour alongside Rain City Drive and Taylor Acorn. Additionally, the tour will feature performances from Beauty School Dropout, If Not For Me, Arrows… Read more »

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Sleeping With Sirens Announce Don’t Let The Party Die Tour

Sleeping With Sirens has a few more shows left supporting Pierce The Veil on their massive I Can’t Hear You tour, and they just announced they’re keeping the good times going this fall on the Don’t Let The Party Die Tour. The band will be hitting the road with Stand Atlantic and Heart To Gold as they hit up cities including Grand Rapids, Louisville, and San Antonio beginning on October 8. Plus, they’ll be making stops at When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas on October 18 and 19. You can register for the presale by joining the Sirens… Read more »

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Pretoria Faked It ‘Til They Made It On ‘If We’re Pretending’ EP

Get in, losers, we’re listening to an indie-rock band *before* they get mega famous and take over the world. Pretoria, the quartet from Chicago by way of Grand Rapids, is poised to be your new favorite, and we don’t say that lightly. With optimism-inducing melodies akin to Cage The Elephant, Foster The People, and MGMT, Pretoria is simply a breath of fresh air—one you relaxedly inhale on a laid-back road trip with an open sunroof. Featuring a bit of Midwest emo edge, this beachy, surf-rock outfit stole our hearts with “Emerseon, Everywhere,” ahead of the release of EP If We’re… Read more »

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Pinkshift Announce Forthcoming Album ‘Earthkeeper’ & Share “Anita Ride”

Following the release of their raucous single “Evil Eye,” Baltimore’s Pinkshift are back with their new song “Anita Ride.” And that’s not all, the punk outfit also revealed that their new album Earthkeeper is due out on August 29 via Hopeless Records. Lead vocalist Ashrita Kumar says of the single, “It’s essentially a release, a reminder, a cathartic moment to give yourself permission to share the weight that you feel in the moments you feel heavy with grief with others and give yourself credit for everything you have done. I felt like this song was a moment where we all… Read more »

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Kami Kehoe Is Stepping Out From Behind The Drum Kit

This week on idobi Warped Radio, Kami Kehoe joins Brandy-Baye Robidoux (of Hopeless Records) to discuss her breakout year and genre diversity ahead of her Warped Tour debut this summer. Kami opens up about stepping out from behind the drum kit, learning to embrace her voice, and how taking risks in her songwriting led to her most powerful tracks yet. From blending R&B with rock to dragging drums through the streets for a viral TikTok video, Kami shares the wild ride behind her explosive single “Sleep When You’re Dead” and the accidental birth of her emotional new EP. She name-drops… Read more »

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grandson Isn’t Keeping Politics Out Of Music On “BRAINROT”

If you’re frustrated with American politics, you’re not alone, and grandson is putting a soundtrack to your feelings of rage. The artist, well-known for his blunt observations and critiques of capitalism, content consumption, broken social systems, and beyond, just announced his third album. INERTIA is set for release on September 5, and features his single “BRAINROT.” The “BRAINROT” music video, starring Sophie Powers, is a dark satire touching on how the end of the world *feels like* it’s being livestreamed. His lyrics will punch you in the gut, including, “Watch the stars walk the red carpet/Watch the cops shoot the… Read more »

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House Of Protection Embrace Trip Hop On New EP

House Of Protection, aka Stephen Harrison and Aric Improta, dazzled new fans with their debut EP GALORE in September 2024, and they’re finally ready to show off their sophomore EP Outrun You All. Fresh off their tour with Poppy, the veteran hardcore duo is making all their wildest sonic dreams come true as they intertwine their heavy roots with jump-inducing trip-hop sonics. There are few, if any other, alternative acts who are putting so much time and care into creating a live show that kindles a fire (no pun intended) in each of their listeners. On their seven-track Outrun You All, House… Read more »

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Neck Deep Launches New Single “You Should See Me Now”

Ahead of their massive summer/fall tour supporting The Story So Far, Neck Deep has launched their latest offering, “You Should See Me Now.” The Will Yip-produced release arrives just in time for the Welsh group’s performance at Slam Dunk Fest in the UK this weekend. “‘You Should See Me Now’ is a song about hard work, self-belief, the struggle through adversity and proving people wrong,” frontman Ben Barlow shares. “As a band, we’ve always been pretty humble and shied away from too much self-aggrandisement, but this felt like a good way of showing a little pride, and hopefully people can… Read more »